Originally Posted by Joyce:
Agree completely. Those waiver forms are worth nothing except for the fact that the parents can't say they weren't told there would be a trip. Other than that, you CAN be sued if an injury occurs and it is found that you were in any way negligent (which can be any little technicality).
You cannot sign away your child's rights, no matter what the release form says. I was told this by a friend of mine who is also an attorney when my kids were smaller and I was concerned about signing a release form for a rock climbing place.